David wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:19 am
B.C.FAN wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:24 am
Hamilton took 14 penalties. The Lions took 6. Blaming a call or non-call for the loss is ridiculous.
I agree. We still may have found a way to piss this game away even if we did get that holding call. We melted down at the worst possible time (again). This needs to be examined more closely than a non-call (which was brutal). It is the big, shiny object to distract us.
Maxlion is right. There is something 'off' with the chemistry of this team. Something is not quite right. The coaches have not fostered a winning culture so everyone appears to be expecting a loss, even when we're leading.
DH
We certainly could have blown the game even had we got the call . And I know we got a lot of calls go our way earlier in the game , but they were all legitimate infractions . But had that call been made (and that is one that is made almost100% of the time before this) , Hamilton would have got the ball at about their own 20 yard line instead of our 20 needing a TD to win with little time left , so a hugely impactful non-call . But I know, with Stubler calling the D I would have to faith in our D closing even if they started at their own 1 yard line with little time on the clock . Stubler has a history of blowing big leads late in games .
And I agree with Johnny Musso , that Stubler won't get fired because he is Claybrooks buddy . Thus Stubler may end up be the Albatross around Claybrooks neck , maybe Ed Hervy's too . Unless Hervy over rules Claybrooks and cans him . But that is the only way I see this being turned around.
We had the bye week and came back , with Jarious showing he could adjust . He is a young OC and may still end up being a good one . That can't be said about Stubler who dug in his heals and stubbornly gave us the same garbage system that is bringing the whole team down . He can't/won't adjust . The players have to see that too and how demoralizing it must be , knowing that their D is guaranteed to let them down no matter how good the rest of team is .
Comparing this to Mike'O Shea things could be turned around over time but it can't happen as long as they cling to Stubler . O'Shea took 3 seasons to turn the Bombers around , they were patient and got rewarded for that patience . He brought in Paul LaPolice , and that was their turning point . Sometimes a change like that , one coordinator can turn a team around . That may be what is required in BC and Stubler is the one who needs to go .